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Children’s Mental Health Center inaugurated in Pitești. Rogobete: This is where hope begins

14:32, 05 Dec. 2025
Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete inaugurated on Friday the Children's Mental Health Center at the Pitești Pediatric Hospital, which has been completely renovated.

The concept of the DraculaLand project is being launched in Romania – a private investment of over EUR 1 billion – Press Release

18:32, 04 Dec. 2025
Developed with top international partners, DraculaLand will combine tourism, retail, technology, culture, and lifestyle into a single entertainment and innovation infrastructure, spread across 160 hectares, 20 minutes from Bucharest and 15 minutes from Otopeni Airport.

Minister of Health announces expansion of national stroke treatment network

13:56, 04 Dec. 2025
The national network for the treatment of acute stroke is expanding, after the Municipal Hospital "Sf. Doctori Cosma și Damian" in Rădăuți was included in the Priority Actions Program - Stroke, announced on Thursday the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete.

Daniel Băluţă signed the contract for the extension of the M4 subway line

13:50, 04 Dec. 2025
The mayor of Sector 4, Daniel Băluță, signed on Thursday the contract for the extension of the M4 subway line, the section between Gara de Nord and Gara Progresul. The €3.5 million investment represents European funds attracted.

Nicușor Dan: We Romanians have a tendency to turn many living things into templates

13:45, 04 Dec. 2025
"We Romanians have a tendency to turn many living things into templates," said President Nicușor Dan at the ceremony to award Victor Rebengiuc the European Romania 2025 Prize.

Former PSD prime minister signed the motion of no confidence „with full conviction”

16:41, 03 Dec. 2025
Victor Ponta said he signed a motion by unaffiliated MPs calling for a government without USR, arguing, in his view, that the party harms national interests, while Senator Ninel Peia announced that the PACE group will file a no confidence motion against the Bolojan cabinet.

Eugen Teodorovici withdraws from the election race. Who he supports for Bucharest City Hall

16:38, 03 Dec. 2025
Eugen Teodorovici quit the Bucharest mayoral race and, while insisting he remains independent, publicly endorsed PSD candidate Daniel Băluță, praising their combined local and national experience as a team for the capital.

Emergency cell at the Ministry of Health for the water crisis in Prahova and Dâmbovița

16:36, 03 Dec. 2025
An emergency cell at the Health Ministry is coordinating transfers, blocked beds, and strict infection control after a water crisis forced five Prahova hospitals to halt admissions and pushed all patients toward an already full Ploiești facility.

Kelemen Hunor: „We appear to be an impotent political coalition”

14:14, 02 Dec. 2025
UDMR President Kelemen Hunor criticized the governing coalition for its inability to make progress on public administration reform.

When will the USR propose a new Minister of Defense?

14:10, 02 Dec. 2025
On Tuesday, Ștefan Pălărie, the leader of the USR senators, was asked when the USR would propose a new defense minister following Ionuț Moșteanu's resignation last week amid a scandal concerning his CV.

The government rejected all amendments to the draft law on occupational pensions

13:57, 02 Dec. 2025
The government has rejected all 42 proposed amendments to the draft law on occupational pensions, as announced by government spokesperson Ioana Dogioiu.

Painting by a patient admitted to the Psychiatric Hospital in Sibiu, compared to a work by Bansky

13:18, 01 Dec. 2025
A painting by a patient at the Sibiu Clinical Psychiatric Hospital caught the attention of visitors to the "Hope through Art" exhibition, open at the Brukenthal Palace in Sibiu, for its expressiveness, technique, and message of love for Romania. Experts compare the work to an image by Bansky.

War veteran Ion Vasile Banu was awarded the Order of Military Virtue in the rank of Knight

13:14, 01 Dec. 2025
War veteran Colonel (ret.) Ion Vasile Banu was decorated on Monday by President Nicușor Dan with the Order of Military Virtue in the rank of Knight, on Romania's National Day. It is the only distinction conferred by the president on the occasion of December 1.

CNAIR: This is the first national holiday in which historical regions are connected by modern roads

13:12, 01 Dec. 2025
Unification Day is celebrated for the first time with a high-speed road infrastructure connecting Muntenia to Moldova and Oltenia to Dobrogea. This is the observation of Cristian Pistol, general manager of the National Road Infrastructure Administration Company (CNAIR).

ANAF is enforcing the seizure of Vanghelie’s assets. Huge amount to pay

13:47, 28 Nov. 2025
Marian Vanghelie is being enforced by ANAF. He has to pay over 13.7 million lei. The tax authorities have seized two apartments and a car.

The government spokesperson has published her bachelor’s degree. She studied at a private university

13:36, 28 Nov. 2025
Government spokesperson Ioana Dogioiu published her bachelor's degree on Friday. She studied at the Faculty of Law at the Ecological University of Bucharest, a private higher education institution.

Ionuț Moșteanu has resigned from his position as Minister of Defense

13:22, 28 Nov. 2025
Ionuț Moșteanu announced on Friday that he has resigned from his position as Minister of Defense. "I am taking this step with commitment and respect for the Romanian Army," he said.

368,000 lei for the clothing of High Court magistrates

15:01, 27 Nov. 2025
The government has approved a decision to allocate 368,000 lei for the provision of free clothing for judges, assistant magistrates, and clerks at the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

CSM gives negative opinion on magistrates’ pensions. Marinescu: The project is on track

14:50, 27 Nov. 2025
The Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion regarding the reform of magistrates' pensions. However, Justice Minister Radu Marinescu, who attended the vote on Thursday, stated that the project is still progressing, as the CSM's opinion is merely advisory.

Buzoianu: „A Wild West movie scenario” on the Romanian coast

14:35, 27 Nov. 2025
Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu has approved an official report detailing illegal activities that have occurred along the coast over the past 25 years, characterizing the situation as "something out of a Wild West movie."

Nicușor Dan: Solidarity-based independence, the central concept of the national defense strategy

15:06, 26 Nov. 2025
The national defense strategy has as its central concept solidarity-based independence, with two components, said President Nicușor Dan at Wednesday's joint meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Rogobete: I am concerned about the high number of explosions recently. What will happen in winter?

13:36, 26 Nov. 2025
Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete says he is concerned about the large number of explosions with casualties in recent times, given that temperatures have not dropped so much as to require heating systems to operate at full capacity.

Moșteanu announces that a new air defense system will become operational

13:34, 26 Nov. 2025
Defense Minister Ionuț Moșteanu announced on Wednesday, after meeting with US General Christopher Donahue at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, that a new air defense system will be operational in Romania.

Eurostat: Romania, the fastest economic growth in the European Union

14:09, 25 Nov. 2025
According to recent data published by Eurostat, the purchasing power of European Union citizens, measured by real income per capita, increased by an average of 22% between 2004 and 2024. However, this progress did not follow a steady trajectory.

Drone that crashed in Romania, most likely launched from eastern Crimea. Ukrainian map shows route

13:54, 25 Nov. 2025
A Russian drone that crashed on Romanian territory during the massive missile and drone attack on November 25 was most likely launched from eastern Crimea, which is under Russian control, according to a map published by a Ukrainian source.

Prosecutors conducted 17 searches in a case involving identity documents with fictitious addresses

13:51, 25 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors from the High Court of Cassation and Justice, together with officers from the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the IGPR, conducted 17 searches on Tuesday in an investigation into the falsification of identity documents and the fraudulent acquisition of Romanian citizenship.

Payments of almost 3 billion made by the AFM in 2025. Where did most of the money go

17:50, 24 Nov. 2025
Payments of almost 3 billion lei were made in 2025 by the Environmental Fund Administration, money allocated, among others, for photovoltaic panels, street lighting or non-polluting transport vehicles.

Deputy Prime Minister Gheorghiu: This reform does not aim at layoffs

17:42, 24 Nov. 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu declared that the process of reforming state-owned companies does not aim at layoffs, but at making the public apparatus more efficient, specifying that in the event of the closure of some companies, the state will have to offer compensatory measures.

Nicuşor Dan: We reaffirmed the EU’s firm support for Ukraine

17:37, 24 Nov. 2025
Romanian President Nicuşor Dan said that at the Informal EU Leaders' Meeting on Ukraine, which he attended on Monday via videoconference, he reaffirmed the European Union's firm support for Ukraine.

A dangerous rock will be detonated on Wednesday. Traffic closed between Reghin and Topliţa

17:36, 24 Nov. 2025
Road traffic will be closed on Wednesday on DN 15, in order to detonate a dangerous rock, in the area of ​​Neagra, between Reghin and Topliţa.

Dragoș Dobrescu, founder of the largest senior center in Europe, Vitalitas Romania: To see a 70–80-year-old person happy like a child — that is priceless!

15:56, 24 Nov. 2025
Romania is in a critical situation when it comes to senior care: the public system is undersized and facing countless problems, private centers are often small, overburdened, and unevenly regulated, and families struggle enormously to ensure proper care for their parents or grandparents.

Official statistics on motorways and expressways in Romania

13:59, 21 Nov. 2025
Cristian Pistol, the general director of the National Company for the Administration of Road Infrastructure, presented statistics on the construction of motorways and expressways in Romania. CNAIR is the engine of investments in the PNRR, was Pistol's conclusion.

Surprise from Washington. Petrotel Refinery can continue to operate

13:58, 21 Nov. 2025
The Petrotel Refinery can continue to operate. The unit has been exempted from sanctions until mid-December, as announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department. The clarification should calm the fuel market.

Nicuşor Dan wants uniform salary: People are also leaving the Presidential Administration

13:47, 21 Nov. 2025
President Nicuşor Dan says that Romania must return to a uniform salary law. He claims that people are also leaving the Presidential Administration because salaries are not equivalent for similar positions.

Government: World Bank willing to support financing the budget deficit, provided reforms continue

13:45, 21 Nov. 2025
World Bank representatives expressed their willingness to continue supporting Romania in financing the budget deficit, provided reforms continue, during a meeting held on Friday with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

The project on magistrates’ pensions, sent to the CSM

14:57, 20 Nov. 2025
The draft on magistrates' pensions will be sent to the CSM for approval on Thursday, announced Ioana Nadina Dogioiu, the spokesperson of the Government.

Horațiu Potra, brought to Romania from Dubai

14:56, 20 Nov. 2025
 Horațiu Potra is brought to Romania from Dubai on Thursday. "Georgescu's mercenary" is accused of attempted coup d'état. Potra said she wants to return to the country to prove her innocence to the authorities

Moșteanu, about the SAFE loan: The interest rate is 3% with a repayment term of up to 40 years

14:54, 20 Nov. 2025
Thursday's Government meeting had as its central topic of discussion the draft ordinance that establishes the measures necessary to implement the EU regulation for contracting funds through the SAFE - Security Action for Europe program.

Pîslaru about the PNRR milestone regarding special pensions: It does not guarantee that Romania will be able to recover the money

14:52, 20 Nov. 2025
The Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragoș Pîslaru, said that Romania will send a letter to the EC on November 28 detailing the steps taken to carry out the reform of magistrates' pensions, warning that this step does not guarantee the recovery of the related amount.

A mini-vacation is coming for Romanians. What days off are there in 2025

13:46, 19 Nov. 2025
Romanians will enjoy a three day break at the start of winter because the 2025 National Day falls on a Monday, followed by another four day holiday period at the end of December tied to the winter celebrations.